What is Western Cuisine?
Do you like western food? Western food has spread rapidly out across the globe.
French Fries is a staple Western dish.
Many cuisines were European and continental. However western food has spread like fire around the globe.
Many people around the world adore Western cuisine, and the fast food chains especially American food franchises, have spread around the world. Global chains include MacDonald’s, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut.
Traditions in Western cuisine
Most of Western cuisine is derived from classic French fare.
Auguste Escoffier’s modernization of classical French cooking techniques serves as the base of the culinary world.
Today his adaptation includes 5 foundational sauces:
Béchamel (or white sauce)
Espagnole
Velouté
Hollandaise
Tomate
Even with more sauces being created for Western dishes these days, it is not hard to see that the root sauces are the bases of those creations. E.g. white wine sauce and mushroom sauce are derived from velouté.
Plating and servings
Despite its fluctuating form, Western cuisine does hold certain rules that remain faithful to the European tradition.
Plating, for example, has not changed very much.
It is still regular to see a plate of protein (either meat, fish, or poultry) in combination with a starchy side (potatoes, rice or pasta) and some vegetables for a main course.
Soups and salads are still served as starters, and the meal still closes with a dessert at the end.
Nordic traces
These days, the emphasis has swung to Nordic countries such as Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, for their focus on region-specific ingredients and cuisine.
With people getting more involved and interested in where their food originated, this Nordic trend is influencing Western cuisine all around the world with its culinary ideologies and cooking methodology.
From fermenting and pickling produce to curing fish, the definition of Western cuisine is once more undergoing a revolution and evolving to encompass a broader spectrum of ingredients, styles, and techniques than traditionally defined, even adapting Eastern, Persian influences.
Western Food Restaurant |
Wine Connection Bistro |
| Specialty | Wine Connection Bistro is a restaurant and integrated wine shop in Vivo City serving affordable alcohol and meals. It has a Value Set Lunch for only $14.90++. Salmon fillet, duck leg confit, grilled lamb cutlet, homemade foie gras, meat platter, cheese platter, chicken breast Basquiat, burgers, spaghetti bolognaise are highlights. Services: Salmon fillet, duck leg confit, grilled lamb, foie gras, chicken breast Basquiat |
| Pricing | $ 6 to $38 per dish |
| Website | https://www.wineconnection.com.sg/restaurant/finder/ |
| Address | 1 Harbourfront Walk, #01-152/153/154 Singapore 098585 |
| Telephone | +65 6873-0490 |
| Operating Hours | 11 am to 10 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Rebel Rebel Wine Bar |
| Specialty | Rebel Rebel Wine Bar opened around July 2020. Being a wine bar, wines are the highlights at Rebel. The German riesling – 2018 Schloss Lieser Riesling Trocken ($76) delights. Jamon de Bellota and Jesus du Pays Basque ($24) impresses with juicy ham. Octopus dish is juicy. Cheese platter ($24) is rich. Services: Churros, cheese platter, wild Octopus salad, bellota ham, pork sausage |
| Pricing | $6 to $38 per dish |
| Website | https://www.rebelrebelwinebar.com/ |
| Address | 14 Bukit Pasoh Road Singapore 89828 |
| Telephone | +65 6224 5466 |
| Operating Hours | Tues to Sat: 5pm-11pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Nicolas Le Restaurant |
| Specialty | Nicolas Le Restaurant is an intimate French restaurant in Keong Saik Road. Nicolas Le restaurant is listed as a Michelin Plate restaurant. Pasta is fresh. Toulouse sausage is juicy. Rack of lamb, Iberico pork are succulent. Tasmanian lamb is tasty, tender. Sauces impress. Tiramisu, chocolate cake thrills as sugary desserts. Services: Tasmanian lamb, Obsiblue prawn, Japanese Scallop, seafood pasta, Iberico pork, wagyu beef tenderloin |
| Pricing | $48 to 88 for set meal |
| Website | http://www.restaurantnicolas.com/ |
| Address | 10 Teck Lim Road, Singapore 088386 |
| Telephone | (+65) 6224 2404 |
| Operating Hours | 12 pm to 2.30 pm, 6.30 pm to 10 pm |
Western Food Restarant |
Grill Werkz |
| Specialty | Grill Werkz is a western food stall located inside the 7 Stars Coffeeshop at Dover Crescent. Cream of Mushroom is hearty. Norway Grill Salmon ($12.80) is fresh. Combo Mixed Grill ($15.80) is juicy. Seafood Spaghetti with Arrabbiata Sauce ($6.90) is tasty. Air Flown New Zealand Ribeye Steak, ($19.80) is succulent. Services: Grilled Salmon, Mixed Grill, Ribeye Steak, Seafood spaghetti, mushroom soup |
| Pricing | $ 4 to $19.80 per dish |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/GRILLWERKZ/?ref=page_internal |
| Address | 28A Dover Cresent #01-92 Singapore 131028 |
| Email contact | grillwerkz@gmail.com |
| Operating Hours | 11.30 am to 10.30 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
El Carbon Grill House |
| Specialty | El Carbon delivers quality western cuisine at affordable prices. They use a Mibrasa oven for charcoal cooking to bring out rustic, slow grilled flavors. Signature Roasted Half Chicken ($9.50) is juicy. Haddock Fish ‘N’ Chips ($7.50) is tender. Angus Ribeye ($13) is succulent. Grilled Japanese Squid with Kicap Manis Sauce ($9.50) is yummy. Service: Forrest mushroom soup, Roasted chicken, Fish and chips, Japanese squid, Angus Ribeye |
| Pricing | $3 to $13 per dish |
| Website | https://www.elcarbon.sg/ |
| Address |
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| Contact page | https://www.elcarbon.sg/contact |
| Operating Hours | 11.30am to 9pm for both 721 and 717 |
Western Food Restaurant |
Binomio Spanish Restaurant |
| Specialty | Binomio Spanish Restaurante is named to symbolize the conjunction of two divisions: a casual tapas bar and a fine-dining area. Padron peppers ($14) and baby calamari ($26) are exotic. Veal cheeks ($19) are succulent. Grilled Iberian Pork chops ($32) taste terrific. Chocolate tart with vanilla ice cream ($7) are delightful. Services: Fried calamari, veal cheeks, Iberian pork chops, tapas, wines |
| Pricing | $9 to $ 86 per dish |
| Website | https://www.binomio.sg/ |
| Address | 20 Craig Road Singapore, Singapore 089692 |
| Telephone |
+65 9758 6471
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| Operating Hours | 6pm to 10.30 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Big Fish Small Fish |
| Specialty | Big Fish Small Fish is a fish and chips outlet. There are fried or grilled cooking options with varied sides. Fried, grilled chicken are options. Fried battered fish or grilled are cooking methods, fish ranges from halibut, haddock to sea bass and dory. Big Fish Small Fish offers set lunches. Services: Halibut, Salmon, Haddock, Cod, Dory |
| Pricing | $11.54 to $18.36 per set lunch |
| Website | https://www.bigfishsmallfish.com/ |
| Address | 200 Victoria Street #04-05 Singapore 188021 |
| Telephone | +65- 6904 8386 |
| Operating Hours | 11am to 9.30pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
La Scala Ristorante |
| Specialty | The Italian restaurant at The Capitol Kempinski is named after La Scala Opera house, Milan. Italian fare such as antipasti, soups, pastas, pizzas, desserts are exquisite and priced reasonably. Pan-fried seabass, braised lamb shank delight. Grilled octopus is juicy. Proscuitto and Funghi Pizza taste authentically Italian. Wines are affordable, decent. Services: Antipasti, soups, pastas, pizzas, desserts |
| Pricing | $6 to $32 per dish |
| Website | https://www.kempinski.com/en/singapore/the-capitol-singapore/dining/arcade-at-the-capitol-kempinski/la-scala-ristorante |
| Address | 13 Stamford Road Singapore, Singapore 178905 |
| Telephone | +65-6715 6877 |
| Operating Hours | 11.30 am to 2.30 pm, 6 pm to 9 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
El Teatro Tapas |
| Specialty | El Teatro Tapas Spanish Restaurant at Capitol Kempinski Singapore serves decent Spanish fare. During weekdays they serve two or three course lunch menus for $19++ and $24++. Croquetas De Pollo, Champiñones, Gambas (chicken, mushroom, and prawn croquettes) are delectable. Gambas Al Ajillo (garlic prawns) delight. Tomato soup, churros are hearty. Services: Tapas, churros, croquettes, soup, seafood |
| Pricing | $19 to $24 for set meal |
| Website | https://www.kempinski.com/en/singapore/the-capitol-singapore/dining/arcade-at-the-capitol-kempinski/el-teatro-tapas/ |
| Address | 13 Stamford Road, Singapore 178906 |
| Telephone | +65-6715 6879 |
| Operating Hours | 11.30 am to 2.30 pm, 6pm to 10pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Frieda |
| Specialty | Authentic German fare is scarce in Singapore, but Frieda restaurant is authentically German. Pork Knuckle, German sausages and Schnitzel are just some German favorites on the menu. Oven Roasted Pork Knuckle is a must try. Platter of Grilled Sausages and Meatloaf is bona fide German. Veal Wiener Schnitzel is yummy. Services: Pork Knuckle, German sausages, Schnitzel, beef brisket, beef consommé |
| Pricing | $17 to $22 for set meal |
| Website | https://www.kempinski.com/en/singapore/the-capitol-singapore/dining/arcade-at-the-capitol-kempinski/frieda/ |
| Address | 13 Stamford Road Arcade @ The Capitol Kempinski #01-87 and #01-K1, K2, 178905 |
| Telephone | +65-6715 6873 |
| Operating Hours | 11.30 am to 2.30 pm, 6 pm to 10 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Berthold Delicatessen |
| Specialty | A delightful German café at Capitol Kempinski Arcade. It is a warm, compact bakers’ cafe. Coffee at Berthold Delikatessen is great. A wide variety of sandwiches from smoked salmon, sliced meatloaf, German salami, beef pastrami, Virginia ham, mozzarella cheese, smoked chicken breast, croissants are on the menu and highly scrumptious. Services: Coffee, croissants, pastries, sandwiches, cakes |
| Pricing | $3.50 to $14 per dish |
| Website | https://www.kempinski.com/en/singapore/the-capitol-singapore/dining/arcade-at-the-capitol-kempinski/berthold-delikatessen/ |
| Address | 13 Stamford Rd, #01-84 Arcade @ The Capitol Kempinski, Singapore 178905 |
| Telephone | +65-6715 6872 |
| Operating Hours | 8 am to 8 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Broadway American Diner |
| Specialty | Broadway American Diner is at Arcade @ The Capitol Kempinski. The menu includes familiar American fare like juicy burgers with homemade patties and freshly baked, chemical-free buns, hotdogs, milkshakes, ice-cream, desserts. The vinyl booths, checkered flooring, tiled walls, vibrant red leather seats resemble an old school, bona fide American diner. Services: Burgers, milkshakes, hotdogs, ice cream, desserts |
| Pricing | $4 to $32 per dish |
| Website | https://www.kempinski.com/en/singapore/the-capitol-singapore/dining/arcade-at-the-capitol-kempinski/broadway-american-diner/ |
| Address | 13 Stamford Rd, #01-84B Arcade @ The Capitol Kempinski, Singapore 178905 |
| Telephone | +65-6715 6874 |
| Operating Hours | 11.30 am to 9 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Fish and Chicks |
| Specialty | Fish & Chicks rejuvenated Western fare when they introduced salted egg fish & chips. They currently have 4 outlets in Ang Mo Kio, Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, Commonwealth, Bedok. Whole Lobster ($26.90) is true Boston lobster. Tomyum Pasta ($9.50), Fish & Chips ($10.50), and Green Curry Chicken Cutlet ($10.50) are yummy. Services: Lobster, fish and chips, pasta, chicken cutlet, battered dory |
| Pricing | $9.50 to $26.90 per dish |
| Website | http://www.fishnchicks.sg/ |
| Address | Blk 531 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10, #01-2429 Happy Hawkers, 560531 |
| Telephone | +65- 9828 3490 |
| Operating Hours | 11 am to 9.30 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Grain Alley |
| Specialty | Grain Alley is a health themed cafe in Orchard Central. They have a Mediterranean themed menu – with mainly all-day breakfast and brunch items. They serve pastries and cakes. All Day Breakfast section – Croque Monsieur ($13), Terrific Tuna Melt ($11). Americano is $4, Cappuccino is $6. Ham and cheese sandwich delights.
Services: All-day breakfast, brunch, sandwiches, pastries, cakes, coffee |
| Pricing | $4 to $29 per dish |
| Website | https://www.foodadvisor.com.sg/restaurant/grain-alley-orchard-central/ |
| Address | #01-10 Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238896 |
| Telephone | +65 3163 5335 |
| Operating Hours | 9 am to 11 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Shake Shack |
| Specialty | Shake Shack is a fast-food restaurant at Neil Road, Orchard and Changi Jewel. Shackburger ($9.20), SmokeShack ($10.90), Cheese Fries ($5.90) and Strawberry Shake ($6.90) are affordable, tasty. Smokeshack contains sliced bacon with crisp texture and smokey sauce. Shackburger contains meat, cheese and vegetables, standard American burgers. Cheese top-up costs $1.50. Services: Shackburger, SmokeShack, Cheese Fries, Milkshakes, Beef and bacon burgers |
| Pricing | $5.90 to $10.90 per dish |
| Website | http://www.shakeshack.com.sg/ |
| Address | 541 Orchard Road #01-01 Liat Towers Singapore 238881 |
| Email contact | sharewithus@shakeshack.com.sg |
| Operating Hours | 11 am to 10 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Gaig Spanish Restaurant |
| Specialty | Gaig Spanish restaurant, Telok Ayer, serves authentic Catalan cuisine. Gaig’s traditional cannelloni stuffed with beef & pork ($16.50) is yummy pasta stuffed with minced meat. Chicken croquettes ($9.00) Jamón croquettes ($12) are tasty. Pork meatballs and calamari stew is a rare delight. Charcoal grilled octopus with cauliflower is juicy, delectable. Services: Tapas, seafood, pasta, red meat, alcohol |
| Pricing | $7.50 to $ 78 per dish |
| Website | https://singapur.restaurantgaig.com |
| Address | 16 Stanley St, Singapore 068735 |
| Telephone | +65-6221 2134 |
| Operating Hours | 12 pm to 10 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Tuga Restaurant Dempsey |
| Specialty | Tuga Dempsey restaurant serves many Portuguese wines. Garlic tiger shrimps ($20) and scrambled eggs with asparagus and chorizo ($18) are fresh, distinctly Mediterranean. Octopus ($65), pork meat and clams ($33) are delectable dishes. 2016 Monte Cascas Reserva wine ($51) has a creamy texture with pineapple tinges concocting a refreshing fruity flavor. Services: Seafood, shrimp, octopus, Portuguese wines, red meat |
| Pricing | $18 to $65 per dish |
| Website | https://tuga.sg/ |
| Address | Dempsey Hill, Block 8 #01-15 Singapore 247696 |
| Telephone | +65-8129 9122 |
| Operating Hours | 11 am to 11 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Collin’s ® |
| Specialty | Collin’s was established in 2012 by Chef Collin Ho and has expanded island wide. Western dishes like pizzas, pastas, duck confit, bratwurst, chicken chop and grills are affordably priced. Crispy chicken cutlet ($15) and spaghetti alio olio ($15) delight. Alio olio with prawns and mushrooms is good for the price. Dishes:  Signature Crispy Chicken Cutlet ($16) and Trio Mushroom Aglio Olio ($13) |
| Pricing | Â $4 to $45 per dish |
| Website | https://www.collins.sg/ |
| Address | COLLIN’S® has 12 restaurants island-wide. For a full list of locations, visit here: https://www.collins.sg/collins-restaurants |
| Telephone | +65-69702195 |
| Operating Hours | 10 am to 11 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
Jack’s Place |
| Specialty | There are 13 Jack’s Place outlets in Singapore. NZ Ribeye Steak set meal ($24.08 + $2.50 extra for lobster bisque) and a Striploin & Chicken Combo set meal ($22.79) are now 40% discounted. Mushroom soup is creamy. Lobster bisque, rich. Striploin & Chicken is tender. NZ Ribeye Steak is standard, fairly good.
Services: Grilled lobster, Grilled Chicken, Fish and Chips, Ribeye steak, Sirloin steak |
| Pricing | $4.28 to $32.64 per dish |
| Website | https://www.jacksplace.com.sg/ |
| Address | 123 Defu Lane 10, Level 2 Singapore 539232 |
| Telephone | +65- 6282 1311 |
| Operating Hours | 11 am to 10.30 pm |
Western Food Restaurant |
P.S. Cafe |
| Specialty | The homegrown cafe chain started in 1999. PS.Cafes’ trademark diagonally-hung magazines line the walls of their cafes. Almond & Chia Seed Granola ($12) and Egg & Bacon Bunwich ($10). Cappuccino ($6.50) are tasty. Granola is seasoned with fruits and coconut flesh. Egg & Bacon Bunwich delights. Cappuccino and coffee impresses. Services: Granola, coffee, sandwiches, brunch, pastries |
| Pricing | $5.50 to $32 per dish |
| Website | https://www.pscafe.com/ |
| Address | 290 Orchard Rd, #03-41/42 Level 3 Paragon Shopping Centre, Singapore 238859 |
| Telephone | +6567089288 |
| Operating Hours | 9.30 am to 10 pm |
Western cuisine – typical dishes
French fries
French fries are a western food regarded as fast food and one of the most popular and most spread out western food around the world.
Hot dogs
Hot dogs are a highly popular dish in western culture.
They can be a roll of beef or bacon meat and can be served with other delicious toppings to complete a meal course.
Mostly, sausages are served in the breakfast meals as an accompaniment.
Bacon Sausages are found across the world, besides the Arab nations where bacon is prohibited by religion.
Pasta
Pasta as a western food has found acceptance around the world despite its side effects on health, potentially linked to fermenting cancers.
Its preparation is simple and quick, where an accompaniment is generally acceptable. It can be served with sauce prepared according to different cuisine in a particular region.
Pizza
Pizza is common in fast food joints, more so where travelers throng for fast food although many Chinese nationals do not like it.
Notably, pizza has gained popularity in the last two decades through the upsurge of restaurants and tour destinations around the world.
Baked Rice
Among all the foods in the world, cooked rice is believed to be the most common and most consumed western food.
It is a dish that feeds most people on the planet than any other type of food.
Bread
Bread is a western baked dough, preferably eaten in the morning breakfast with tea, coffee, or milk.
People have adapted this dish all over the world as their form of food in the morning, not just in restaurants but at home also.
European cuisine – tradition and evolution
Western food has largely spread across the world, largely due to tourism and the internet tends to publicize this information.
It is common to find different cuisines advertised on the menu in different restaurants, mostly because of the different nationalities of guests who come from many parts of the world.
Gradually, most foods are gaining global acceptance as an alternative to the cultural foods in each region.
The cuisines of Western countries are diverse, although there are shared traits that distinguish them from those of other regions.
Compared with traditional East Asia cuisine, meat is served in more generous portions and a central feature.
Steak and cutlet are common dishes across the West. Western cuisines also heavily feature red wine and sauces as condiments, seasonings, or accompaniments (in part due to the difficulty of seasonings percolating through more generous, lavish meat portions used in European cuisine).
Multiple dairy products are utilized for cooking. There are hundreds of varieties of cheese and other fermented milk products.
White wheat-flour bread has historically been the principle starch, but historically, most people consumed bread, flat breads, or porridge boiled from rye, spelt, barley, and oats.
The upper class also consumed and mass produced pasta, dumplings, and pastries.
The potato has become a desired starch component in the diet of Europeans and their diaspora since the European colonization of the Americas.
Maize is relatively uncommon in European diets than with the Americas; however, corn meal (polenta or mămăligă) is a major component of the cuisine of Italy and the Balkans.
Although flat breads (especially with toppings such as pizza or tarte flambée) and rice are consumed in Europe, they are only staple foods in certain areas, concentrated in Southern Europe.
Salads are an integral part of European cuisine.
Western cuisine in Singapore
Western food ranges from fast food like Burger King and Pizza Hut to fine dining.
Fine dining joints: Tapas and Paella at La Taperia, a Spanish restaurant by Les Amis Group, Scotts Road.
Dallas Restaurant at Boat Quay: Dallas’ meat platter for two ($70) is a huge serving of pork ribs, lamb cutlets, rotisserie chicken, rib eye steaks.
Sample costs of Western Cuisine in Singapore
Collin’s Restaurant: Crispy Chicken Cutlet ($18), Grilled Tender US Beef Short Ribs ($22), Grilled Tiger Prawns Pasta ($23).
Fish and Chicks: Salted Egg Fish & Chips ($10.90). Other dishes include Chili Crab Pasta ($9.50), Fish & Chicks Mix Platter ($29.90)
Wildfire Chicken and Burgers: Classic Cheeseburger ($9), Fried Chicken 3pc ($11), Burnt Cheesecake ($6 per slice).
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